Witch Selfie

Stampendous is known for their spooktakular Halloween stamps and Witch Selfie has taken it to a whole new level of humor that today's stampers, young and old, can appreciate!  What stamper hasn't taken a selfie?  Isn't she just the cutest?

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products:

M339 Witch Selfie Rubber Stamp

SSC1264 Spooky Wishes Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set

SSC1263 Spider Fear Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set

DP111 Detail Black Opaque Embossing Powder

MPW811 Mixed Media White Paper

STF082 VersaFine™ Onyx Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

VM001 VersaMark™ Watermark Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

SSH46 Large Handle

SSH38 Small Rectangle Handle

Other Products:

Delicata™ Silvery Shimmer Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

Lime Pop Cardstock by My Colors®

Black Cardstock 

Copic® Markers YG13, Y06

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Using VersaMark™ Watermark Ink Pad, stamp witch image, sprinkle on black ep and heat
2. Trim image as shown
3. Create a mat from green cardstock for image
4. Trim a piece of black cardstock and stamp spiderwebs randomly all over in silver ink
5. On a scrap of white cardstock, stamp sentiment and color the word “Spook” with green
6. Create a green mat for the sentiment and a green card base from the same paper
7. Layer all pieces
8. Add a little green marker on the eyes and a little yellow for flash on phone

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you like our little Witch Selfie Rubber Stamp!  I think she's adorable!  Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs!

Lea

July Catalog Sneak Peek

It's Sneak Peek week for the new Stampendous July Catalog and each Design Team Members is sharing a card they made for the catalog.  The card I chose is one of my favorites using the new Dragon Skeleton Rubber Stamp and a sentiment from last fall's Spooky Wishes Perfectly Clear™ Stamps.

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products - 

W204 Dragon Skeleton Rubber Stamp

SSC1264 Spooky Wishes Perfectly Clear™ Stamps

6CR002 Cling Crackle Rubber Stamp

DP111 Detail Black Opaque Embossing Powder

EP210 Chinese Red Opaque Embossing Powder

VM001 VersaMark™ Watermark Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

SSH46 Large Handle

SSH34 Medium Handle

Other Products -

DecoArt® Media Fluid Acrylics™ - Quinacridone Magenta, Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide, Diarylide Yellow, Green Gold, Burnt Umber

Canson® XL® Watercolor Paper

Black Cardstock

Mandarin Cardstock by My Colors®

Archival™ Jet Black Ink Pad by Ranger®

3D Foam Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives®

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Trim a piece of Canson® paper to desired size for card, add drops of paint and mix with fingers
2. Once paint is dry, stamp crackle image with Archival™ ink
3. Using VersaMark™, stamp dragon image, add black embossing powder, tap off excess powder and heat (don’t forget to put excess powder back in jar)
4. Stamp sentiment on black cardstock with VersaMark pad, add Chinese Red powder, tap of excess powder and heat
5. Trim sentiment closely
6. Create a black mat for main image
7. Create an A2 card base from Mandarin cardstock and adhere all layers as shown

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I'll see you again real soon!  In the meantime, have a wonderful week!

Hugs,

Lea

Wisemen Seek Him

It's the last day for this week's theme The Reason for the Season at Stampendous and I'm finishing off my week with our beautiful Wisemen Seek Him rubber stamp.  This card is so simple but it has a certain elegance, in my opinion, at least!  This card design would certainly make some super fast Christmas cards if you're like me and pressed for time.

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Wisemen Seek Him Rubber Stamp
Stampendous® Detail Silver Embossing Powder
VersaMark™ Watermark Ink Pad by Tsukineko
Delicata™ Silvery Shimmer Pigment Ink Pad by Tsukineko
Hug Snug® White Seam Binding
Arctic Blue Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®
3D Foam Mounting Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives®
E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

I didn't have any silver ribbon to use for my project so, being the clever girl I am, I ran my silver Delicata™ pad over my white seam binding.  I wish the photo showed the shimmer you can see in real life.  So pretty!

Thank you for joining us this week and for stopping by my blog.  I'll see you again next week for another week of Stampendous inspiration.  In the meantime, I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Hugs,
Lea
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Trick or Treat?

Trick or Treat!  It's Day 20 of the 31 Days of Halloween and my card today features Haunted Hill Rubber Stamp from Stampendous.  Given the opportunity, I would so love to live in this house!  The spooky vibe just thrills my heart to the core.  Years ago when I was just a kid, this is the kind of house I would be scared to Trick or Treat at but I would do it anyway just to prove I'm not a chicken!  LOL!  I love Halloween and all of the fun and scariness that comes with it! And, yes, in case you think you're seeing double, my card was used for part of the banner design, which is always an honor.  

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous Products:

Haunted Hill Rubber Stamp
Halloween Hats Cling Stamps and Dies Set
Olive Opaque Embossing Powder
Mixed Media White Paper
Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko®
VersaMar™k Ink Pad by Tsukineko®
Perfectly Clear Acrylic Stamp Handles in Small and Large


Other Products Used:

Olive Green Cardstock

Black Cardstock

E-Z Runner® Adhesive by Scrapbook Adhesives™

3D Foam Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives®

Spectrum Noir™ Markers (OR1, BG3, BG4, BG5, EB1, EB2, GB1, GB2)

Copic® Markers (Y11, Y21, Y38, YG95, YG97, RV55, E09, E53, B95, B97, V06, C1, C5)

Here's what I did to create this card:

1. Stamp image with Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink on white paper.
2. Color image with markers.
3. Trim image closely.
4. Stamp sentiment with VersaMark™ Watermark Ink on black paper.
5. Sprinkle on Olive Opaque Embossing Powder, shake off excess powder and heat sentiment.
6. Trim sentiment closely.
7. Trim green cardstock in a horizontal A2 size with a tent fold.
8. Trim a mat for image and sentiment from black cardstock.
9. Adhere sentiment to mat and set aside.
10. Adhere layers as shown.
11. Adhere sentiment as shown to card front with foam squares.

Don't forget, if you've missed some days, stop by the special page on the Stampendous blog DAILY so you don't miss any inspiration and PRIZES. There are details that you'll want to read that were shared on the first day here.

Now, I'm off to scare up some more Halloween fun and I'll see you again in a few days!  In the meantime, let's get spooky!

Boo!

Lea

Enjoy Your Day

Stampendous!® has been showcasing Creative Impressions ribbon this week, I hope you're enjoying the inspiration.  It's often subtle, but, ribbon is usually the perfect finishing touch.  Here's my card using their beautiful Mauve Crepe Ribbon.

Here's what I've used to create this card:

Stampendous Rose Postcard Rubber Stamp

Stampendous Scrolled Enjoy Rubber Stamp

Stampendous Mixed Media White Paper

Stampendous Ivory Embossing Powder

Stampendous Aged Gold Embossing Powder

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko

VersaMark Watermark Ink Pad by Tsukineko

Creative Impressions 3/4" Mauve Crepe Ribbon

Antique Linen Distress Ink Pad by Ranger

Copic Markers

Guacamole Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper

Love Nicole Sweet Pea 6x6 Paper Pad

Studio G Self-Adhesive Pearls

Zip Dry Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

3D Foam Mounting Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives

Zots Bling Tiny Adhesive Dots

And, we have prizes!

I love how this card turned out!  I hope you like it, too!  Thanks for stopping by today and I'll see you again next week.  Have a wonderful weekend!

Hugs,

Lea

Loving Laurel Burch

Happy Friday!  Are you ready to get your craft on for the weekend?  If you are, then have you checked out the new line of Laurel Burch stamps Stampendous is carrying?  You're going to love them!  I've always loved her bright, happy works of art and now I have the pleasure of creating my own with her images.  For my card today, I've used Laurel Burch Cling Indigo Cats Stamp Set, my favorite!

Different angles to show the gold!

Here's what I used to create this card:

Stampendous® Laurel Burch Cling Indigo Cats Stamp Set

Stampendous® Detail Gold Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

VersaMark™ Watermark Ink Pad by Tsukineko®

VersaMarker™ Watermark Pen by Tsukineko®

Derwent Inktense Pencils

Gelly Roll White Gel Pen by Sakura®

Memories™ Mists in Strawberry Daiquiri, Stormy Water and Plum Sake

Green Cardstock by Bazzill Basics Paper®

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives®

For more inspiration, here's a little list of who's posting today:

Stampendous Blog

Lea Fritts (me)

Alison Heikkila

Janelle Stollfus

I thoroughly enjoyed coloring these adorable cats and I'm sure you will, too!  Thanks so much for stopping by today and I'll see you again soon!  In the meantime, have a blessed day and a wonderful weekend.  Don't forget to get inky!  

Hugs,

Lea

Clowning Around

It's October 15th, already!  Only two more weeks until Trick or Treat!  So, it's also time for a new Desert Islands Crafters Challenge and this week our sponsor is Oddball Art Co.  I've used image Casey the Clown #75B for my card.  Here's the list of things to chose from for this challenge, remember, you need to use at least 3.

 

And here is my card using 1, 3, 4, 7 and 9:

Here's what I used to create this card:

Oddball Art Co. Casey the Clown #75B

Stampendous® SSC1208 Tricky Words Perfectly Clear™ Stamps Set

VersaFine™ Onyx Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko® for Imagine®

Memento™ New Sprout Ink Pad by Tsukineko® for Imagine®

VersaMark™ Watermark Ink Pad by Tsukineko® for Imagine®

Copic® Markers

Stampendous® Clear Lime Embossing Powder from Summer Shine Kit

Stampendous® Lettuce Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Jade PEARLustre Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Carnelian PEARLustre Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Aged Black Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Hot Lime Color Fragments

Stampendous® Black Crushed Glass Glitter 

Stampendous® Orange Micro Glitter

Stampendous® Lime Micro Glitter

DecoArt® Media™ Matte Medium

Basicgrey® Eerie Paper Pad

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White

Lime Green Bazzill Basics Paper®

Orange Bazzill Basics Paper®

May Arts® Ribbon

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives™

I had a lot of fun playing "mad scientist" and mixing my own embossing powder mix!  I added a little of each of the embossing powders listed above, along with the lime and orange micro glitters.  It's so much fun to mix things up and see what you come up with.  For the corners, I've mixed the lime color fragments with black crushed glass glitter and orange micro glitter.  Fun, fun, fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by to take a look!  I hope you're inspired to play along with our challenge and I'll see you again soon!  

Hugs,

Lea

Spritzing Stampendous

Welcome back to the final day of the Stampendous and Perfect Paper Crafting hop.   Today’s card uses the new Stampendous Pink Your Life stamps.  Oh my gosh!  I love these stamps!  They are just adorable!

Here’s what I’ve used to create this card:

Perfect Airbrush Color Spritzer from Perfect Paper Crafting™

Stampendous® Pink Your Life Whisper Houses Perfectly Clear™ Stamps

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Stampendous® Detail White Embossing Powder

Copic® Markers

Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink Pad by Tsukineko® for Imagine®

VersaMarker™ Watermark Pen by Tsukineko® for Imagine®

Sharpie® Poster-Paint White Marker

Deep Indigo Cardstock by My Colors®

E-Z Runner® by Scrapbook Adhesives® for 3L

Prize Info:

To be eligible for one of the prize packages, comment during our hop! Leave a comment on our company blogs and on each designer blog post, each comment is an entry.  The winning commenters will receive one of these prize packages; a Perfect Ruler and Pop-Up Die Set combo package, a Mini-Perfect Layers and Pop’cessories Die Set combo package or a Perfect Airbrush, 1 – Holly Pattern Stencil and 1 – Holly Scroll Stencil combo package. US winners only, see Official Contest Rules for details.

Are you ready for some project inspiration? Here are today’s links, enjoy!

Stampendous Blog

Kristine Reynolds

Janelle Stollfus

Jamie Martin

Tenia Nelson

Lea Fritts

Louise Healy

Perfect Paper Crafting Blog

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I hope you’ve enjoyed our hop with Perfect Paper Crafting.  Have a wonderful weekend and I’ll see you again soon!

Hugs,

Lea

Helpful Links:  

The Color Spritzer / The Perfect Airbrush Projects Tool – http://www.perfectpapercrafting.com/perfect-airbrush/

The Perfect Craft Ruler – http://www.perfectpapercrafting.com/perfect-ruler/

Perfect Layers Mini Paper Layering Tool Set – http://www.perfectpapercrafting.com/perfect-layers-mini-1/

Pop-Up Die Set – http://stampendous.com/shop/tools-storage/cutting-dies/pop-up-die-set/

Pop’cessories Die Set – http://stampendous.com/shop/tools-storage/cutting-dies/popcessories-die-set/

Holly Scroll Metal Stencil – http://stampendous.com/shop/stencils/frans-metal-stencils/holly-scroll-metal-stencil/

Holly Pattern Metal Stencil – http://stampendous.com/shop/stencils/christmas/holly-pattern-metal-stencil/

Perfectly Stampendous

Welcome to another day of the Stampendous hop with the awesome folks and talented designers at Perfect Paper Crafting!  I am loving their Perfect Tools!  Today I’ve used the Color Spritzer to add some fun colors to my project along with a couple of awesome Stampendous Dreamweaver Stencils celebrating the arrival of Fall!

Here’s what I’ve used to create this card:

Perfect Airbrush Color Spritzer from Perfect Paper Crafting

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Stencil DWLL3004 Falling Leaves Stencil

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Stencil DWLL3043 Oak Leaf Stencil

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Stencil Metallic Copper Embossing Paste

Stampendous® Halloween Haunts Perfectly Clear™ Stamps

Stampendous® Jade Pearlustre Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Carnelian Pearlustre Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Mixed Media White Paper

Tombow® Markers - 925, 933, 885, 847, 055, 993, 133, 173, 177

Staedtler® Pigment Liner - Black 0.5

Memento™ Potter’s Clay Ink Pad by Tsukineko® for Imagine®

Orange Cardstock by WorldWin® Paper

E-Z Runner by Scrapbook Adhesives® for 3L

3D Foam Squares by Scrapbook Adhesives™ for 3L®

Don't you just love the texture on embossed leaves?  It's a technique called Molten Magic and you can learn how to do that super easy technique and a bunch of others with Fran's book, Embossing Powder Techniques From A-Z.  

Prize Info:

To be eligible for one of the prize packages comment during our hop! Leave a comment on our company blogs and on each designer blog post, each comment is an entry.  The winning commenters will receive one of these prize packages; a Perfect Ruler and Pop-Up Die Set combo package, a Mini-Perfect Layers and Pop’cessories Die Set combo package or a Perfect Airbrush, 1 – Holly Pattern Stencil and 1 – Holly Scroll Stencil combo package. US winners only, see Official Contest Rules for details.

Are you ready for some project inspiration? Here are today’s links, enjoy!

Stampendous Blog

Kristine Reynolds

Jamie Martin

Lea Fritts

Louise Healy

Perfect Paper Crafting Blog

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you’ll come back tomorrow for the final day of our hop.  Until then, have an awesome day!

Hugs,

Lea

Wicked Wednesday with AMB Illustrations

It's time for another Wicked Wednesday ATC Blog Challenge and this week our sponsor is AMB Illustrations.  We've got a fun theme this week, Christmas in July!  The image I've used is from the set Christmas Birds, one of several adorable birds in a set mixed with Christmas decor.  They're all super cute and it was not easy to pick just one to feature.

Here's what I used to create this ATC:

AMB Illustrations© Christmas Birds

Copic® Markers

My Mind's Eye® 'Tis the Season

Neenah® Classic Crest™ Solar White

Stampendous® Chunky White Embossing Enamel

Stampendous® Kaleidoscope Sparkly Embossing Powder

VersaMarker™ Watermark Pen by Tsukineko® for Imagine Crafts®

Staedtler® Black Pen

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here's what I did to create this ATC:

Print image, color and fussy cut the top have of the image only.

Trim your patterned paper for the base to ATC size.

Adhere trimmed image to base.

Sprinkle on chunky embossing enamel and heat.

Using the VersaMarker Watermark Pen, add ink across the top of the "snow drifts" and add Kaleidoscope embossing powder and heat.

Write message in corner with black pen.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  We would love for you to join us this week for our Christmas In July challenge.  I'll see you again soon!  

Hugs,

Lea

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Elegant Elephant

Today’s the last day of the Stampendous blog hop showcasing our stamps designed by Nathalie Kalbach, mixed media artist extraordinaire.  For the January release this year, Nat designed 3 new and innovative mixed media sets that include a 2-sided foam stamp, a cling rubber stamp and a coordinating stencil, all of which create great options for the paper crafter and mixed media artist.  

For today’s project, I’ve used Elephant.  My daughter, Erin, loves elephants and this project is for her.  I’m going to have it framed so she can hang it in her bedroom.

Here’s what I’ve used for this project:

Stampendous® Elephant Foam Stamp, Cling Rubber and Stencil Set by Nathalie Kalbach

Stampendous® Cling Mish Mesh Stamp Set by Nathalie Kalbach

Stampendous® Cling Wired Stamp Set by Nathalie Kalbach (Retired)

Stampendous® Elegant Borders Perfectly Clear™Stamps

Stampendous® Detail Gold Embossing Powder

Stampendous® Dreamweaver Small Damask Stencil

Delicata™ Gold Glitz Ink Pad by Tsukineko®/Imagine Crafts®

VersaMark™ Watermark Stamp Pad by Tsukineko®/Imagine Crafts®

Memento™ Tangelo Ink Pad by Tsukineko®/Imagine Crafts®

Memento™ Love Letter Ink Pad by Tsukineko®/Imagine Crafts®

VersaMarker™ Watermark Pen by Tsukineko®/Imagine Crafts®

Memories Mist™ in Fruit Punch, Mango Lemonade, Pink Lemonade, Cherry Smoothie and  Bright Gold

Strathmore® Mixed Media Paper

Zip Dry™ Paper Glue by Beacon Adhesives

Here’s what I did for this project:

Trim mixed media paper to 8” x 8”.

Spritz paper with fruit punch, pink lemonade, mango lemonade and cherry smoothie mists.

Using stencil from Elephant set, spritz with bright gold mist, move and repeat as desired.

Using damask stencil, sponge on Golden Glitz ink in random areas.

Ink stamp from Mish Mesh set with Love Letter ink and stamp randomly.

Ink stamp from Wired set (retired) with Tangelo ink and stamp randomly.

Using VersaMark ink pad, stamp border, add embossing powder and heat.

On a separate piece of mixed media paper, stamp elephant, add embossing powder and heat.

Using VersaMarker pen, add ink inside embossed elephant, add embossing powder and heat.

Cut out elephant and adhere to inked and stamped piece.

Here’s a list of my teammates playing along today:

Stampendous Blog

Louise Healy

Janelle Stollfus

Michelle Rydell

Marsha Valk

Gwen Lafleur

Cheiron Brandon

Lea Fritts (me!)

Pam Hornschu

Wendy Price

Nathalie Kalbach Blog

One of the things I love about embossing the elephant twice, you get the great texture from the design but you have full coverage with the gold embossing powder.  I think this is going to look amazing framed!

We are mixing it up for three commenters during the hop. Each prize package includes all three of Nathalie Kalbach’s Foam, Cling Rubber and Stencil Stamp sets. But WAIT! This is open to everyone!  Comment on each blog post at Stampendous and that of each designer’s post on the hop this week. We’ll announce winners on Monday May 2nd.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I'll be posting this weekend if you want to come back by and check it out.  See you soon!

Hugs,

Lea